BASED IN MARRAKECH AND CO-FOUNDER OF DISS-RUPT, HYDE IS A SELF-TAUGHT DJ AND PRODUCER WHO HAS MASTERED SEVERAL INSTRUMENTS INCLUDING THE GUITAR, BASS GUITAR, AND KEYBOARD IN ADDITION TO HIS DJING SKILLS. HIS MUSICAL UPBRINGING WAS HEAVILY INFLUENCED BY THE GENRES OF JAZZ, SOUL AND FUNK, WHICH ULTIMATELY LED HIM TO EXPLORE THE WORLD OF ELECTRONIC MUSIC. KNOWN FOR HIS ABILITY TO GET ANY CROWD ON THEIR FEET DANCING, HE INCORPORATES A VARIETY OF HOUSE MUSIC STYLES INTO HIS SETS, SUCH AS DETROIT HOUSE, CHICAGO HOUSE, ELECTRO FUNK, GHETTO HOUSE, AND BREAKBEAT. HYDE IS WIDELY RECOGNIZED BY HIS PEERS AS ONE OF THE MOST EXCITING TALENTS EMERGING FROM THE SCENE.